“That’s what America is about,” Carson said,” referring to the “can-do” attitude. “A land of dreams and opportunity. There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less. But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.”

Wait…WHAT?

First of all, enslaved Africans weren’t immigrants who came to the Americas in search of a new life. They were kidnapped hostages who were stripped of their culture, language, rights, and humanity in order to help European countries build empires on their backs. Sure, our ancestors who were enslaved likely had dreams for their children and grandchild, but they probably weren’t about pursuing “prosperity and happiness” in America, but rather getting free and going home.

Carson’s complete bungling of history caught the ire of many across social media.

Don't care what he once did. I wouldn't trust Ben Carson to operate on a crawfish head. "Get out the kitchen, Ben. Step back from the pot."

While the memes and responses from Twitter were swift, none was better than the response by famed actor Samuel L. Jackson, who gave the most Samuel L. Jackson-type answer to Carson’s historical nonsense.

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